Tag: Statins
Pitavastatin Effective for Lowering Lipids
Review shows it is more powerful for LDL cholesterol lowering than atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, and fluvastatin
Statin Use May Cut All-Cause, CVD Mortality in Those 75 and Older
Reductions in risk seen for all-cause, CV mortality and composite of atherosclerotic CV events
ACC: Statins Cut Heart Failure Risk in Early Breast Cancer Treatment
Risk for heart failure hospital visit declined with statins for women receiving anthracyclines, trastuzumab
Statin Use May Reduce Mortality in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Statin use alone or in combination with metformin tied to lower all-cause, prostate cancer mortality
Some Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
Likelihood of becoming obese, physically inactive increased for initiators of antihypertensives, statins
Current Statin Use May Lower Risk for Lethal Prostate Cancer
Strong inverse association found for PTEN-null cancer but not for PTEN-intact cancers
Risk for Skin Infections, Diabetes Increase With Statin Use
Study shows mechanism of statins can induce onset of diabetes
Statin Use Not Linked to Rate of Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Rate of decline in memory, global cognition similar for elderly statin users, never users over six-year period
AHA: Many With Atherosclerotic CVD Not Meeting LDL-C Goals
Of those patients receiving only a statin, 67.0 percent did not achieve recommended LDL-C goal
Cholesterol Levels Have Been Dropping Since 2013 Guidelines
Total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C levels decreased; proportion of eligible adults taking statins increased
